Douche or bedpan



Feb. 2U, 1923. v 1,445,836.

0. M. A. KOWMSKY.

DOUCHE OR BEDPAN.

FILED MAY 25,1921. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Q amoamtoz 35 head.

Patented Feb 20, id,

lame Dew JDOUCHE B BEDPAN.

Application filed may 25, 1921 Serial 1W0. 472,497.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLGA Menu A. KoWnLsin, a citizen of the United tiitatcs, residing at 42 East 11th Street, New York city, New York, have ii'ivented a new and useful Improvement in Douche or Bedpan, the specification of Which is hereto annexed and made a part hereof.

This invention relates to improvements in douche or bed pans and more particularly ture having a removablebasin for catching the residual matter accumulating during an operation which basin may be interchanged Without. removing the patient from the pan so that Where large quantities of Water are used suflicient facilities for the proper disposal thereof will be at hand and the inter-changing of the pans may take place Without disturbing the patient. I

Another object of the invention is to provide a device finding particular value in obstetrical cases wherein. the first flow of Water may be collected in the basin and a second basin substituted therefor, in which the after birth and other fecal matter may be collected and removed Without disturbing the patient. I i

Still another object. ottho invention is to provide av device which is equally useful in treating all parts of the body including the iii still further object of the invention is to provide a' device which may be readily stored in a minimum amount of space by sliding; the basin into 1; osition beneath the rest. I i With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of p arts which will be fully set forth in the follovvii J specification claimed, and "llustrated in the ac companying dravvings in Wl'1lCl1Z-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of this improved douche or bed pan 2 Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the device and of the side Walls 13 are received in the Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 5 design ates in its entirety the outer member or casing of the device which comprises a bottom Wall (5 having upturned side Walls 7 and 8, the upper ends olwhich i are provided. for a portion oi their length with guide flanges 9. The remaining portion of the space between the upper edges of the side Walls is bridged by a rest 10 upon. which the portion of thebody of the patent being operated upon is supported.

The basin for catching the Waste or dis charge matter is designated in its entirety by the numeral 11 and comprises abottom 12 having the side and end Walls 13 and i l and the inner end Wall is cut away as at 15 so that the basin may he slid Wholly into the space between the side Walls 7 and 8., hereto'for'e described. In order to provide a means for ivithdra'iving; the basin, a handle 16 is arranged on the front Wall.

In use it will be seen that the upper edges troughs formed between the flanges 9 and Walls Y and 8, and that the basin may be Withdrawn from its position Within the easing; and other basins substituted therefor.

Obviously the emptying of the ba-sin'is greatly facilitated and injury or discomfo t to the patient due to excessive movement is eliminated as once the pan is placed in position, :it is unnecessary to rem ve the same until the operation is entirety completed and in this manner inanv discomtorts suffered by the use oi" the ordinary type of pan are eliminated.

While in the foregoing there has been shovvn and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that certain minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to Without depart .ing from the si iirit and scope of the inveu- 9 tion as claimed.

What i claim is A bed pan comprising a casing having a bottom and side Walls, an end all connectingthe side Walls at one end of the casing, ice

an inwardly arched rest connecting the upguide Ways, and {L basin adapted to fit withper edges of the side Walls adjacent the end in the casing, the upper edges of the sides Wall, guide flanges at the upper edges of the of the basin being slidnhle in the guide ways. 10 side WELHS between the inner edge of the Signed at New York, in the county and rest and the ends of the side Walls, said State of New York, this 19th day of May flanges cooperating with the inwardly curved 1921.

portions of the rest to form continuous OLGA MABEL A. KO\VALSKY. 

